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About Gorada Village

Gorada is a large village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,032 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorada village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314404
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorada compares

By the 2011 count Gorada is the 40th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gorada

Gorada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorada from other places

Gorada lies about 12 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, about 4.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gorada
Nearest railway station Kotana 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 12 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 12 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 12 km

Villages closest to Gorada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simalwara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gorada

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorada village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 40th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Gorada village has 1,032 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorada has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gorada is 314404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorada covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorada falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gorada is Kotana, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorada.

Gorada is about 12 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorada is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Kotana is about 4.0 km away. Simalwara is about 12 km away. Dungarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora (under 2 km), Ghora Khara (under 2 km) and Gora Gokal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gorada today is likely to be higher.

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